Family Rescued After Being Stranded More than 120 Feet in Air on Malfunctioning Six Flags Ride
The riders were suspended for hours after a ride malfunction, and no injuries were reported, park officials said.
- On Thursday evening, rescue crews from the Eureka Fire Protection District rescued two adults and two teens stranded 120 feet in the air on the SkyScreamer ride at Six Flags after a malfunction.
- The family remained suspended for more than two hours before rescuers used a crane to reach them, finishing just before a storm with high winds and lightning rolled through about 20 minutes later.
- Eureka Fire Chief Scott Barthelmass praised the group, noting the family was "absolutely amazing" and remained "so calm" throughout the ordeal, while rescuers simultaneously prepared a secondary rope system in case the crane failed.
- A Six Flags spokesperson stated maintenance crews "test it every day," adding that rides require sign-offs from multiple departments before opening, though the cause of Thursday's malfunction remains unclear.
- The riders included Danielle Nothstine of Louis, Jonathan Schaben of Maplewood, and Alton residents Kyle Thompson and Lynda Damron, all of whom escaped without injuries, Barthelmass confirmed.
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